Kristin Kolodge, Executive Director, Driver Interaction & Human Machine Interface Researcher at J.D. Power said that these results are not encouraging, especially as automakers continue to invest billions of dollars into self-driving and electrification technologies in vehicles.

The consumer survey is done in order to determine if automakers and consumers are on the same page when it comes mobility and vehicles trends.

The study is carried out quarterly and helps measure whether the market is ready for new mobility technologies such as self-driving and electric options.

The survey is segmented into three categories: low (0-40), neutral (41-60), and positive (61-100). J.D. Power utilized survey software company SurveyMonkey to conduct the study in which 5,749 consumers were polled about self-driving vehicles and 5,270 about battery-electric vehicles.

Following are key findings about self-driving vehicles:

Consumers have low confidence about the future of self-driving vehicles. This ultimately attributed to consumer comfort about riding in and being on the road with others in a self-driving vehicle.

Challenges with understanding and trusting the technology.

Disparate visions for availability.

Tech failures, hacking, and liability concerns.

Lack of education and knowledge about self-driving vehicles.

Safety

Following are key finding about battery-electric vehicles:

Consumers have neutral confidence about battery-electric vehicles, attributed to reliability and affordability. There is agreement that there are positive environmental effects of electric vehicles.

Electric

At the Technology Summit at the Volvo Customer Center in Dublin, Virginia, Volvo Trucks not only highlighted its latest technology; it also gave reporters a report on the state of the North American truck-building industry and the company's position within it.

Electrify America has demonstrated the potential of fast DC charging with a demonstration in which the company charged a Porsche Taycan with 800-volt lithium-ion battery architecture at 270 kilowatts, which is the fastest charging speed available today.

Daimler’s carsharing partnership with BMW, Share Now, will expand its footprint using all-electric smart models and combine with different means of transport. Another initiative, the Ready to Share service allows smart owners to share their vehicles privately through the Share Now app.

The fleet will feature about 500 fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and 850 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and showcase Toyota’s new models and concepts, such as the Toyota concept-i, which will demonstrate Level 4 autonomous driving around Olympic venues.

This co-funding will go towards the vehicle lease costs of 12 BMW i3’s, charging infrastructure and marketing, with the aim of increasing EV demand within the rental vehicle sector, which is the largest corporate purchaser of passenger vehicles in New Zealand.

The partnership between Ford Smart Mobility subsidiary, Autonomic, and Ayro, a maker of compact electric vehicles for consumer and commercial applications, will allow the two companies to integrate fleet telematics software that enables operation of low-speed electric fleets.